Linggo, Oktubre 11, 2015

A review on Etude House AC Clinic Intense Pink Powder Spot (20ml)

Description(from the box): Formulated with Salicylic Acid and Hinoki Cypress, AC Clinic delivers trouble care. Pink Powder alleviates trouble swelling on contact to minimize damage. It comes with cotton swabs for application. Non-Comedogenic & Dermatologist Tested.

How to use: The pink powder spot bottle is to be used at night and should not be shaken. The Q-tip that is included in the box should be dipped afterwards and apply it directly to the pimple. The other bottle, pink powder water, should be used during the daytime and to be shaken.

Results: Well, the pimples dried and disappeared in 3 days time even the larger and the cystic ones. The pimples became much more controllable and do not leave much of a scar.  
I highly recommend one to use other AC Clinic products to get the full effect of the line against acne but the AC Clinic Intense Pink Powder is a good place to start. Mine at first only lasted for a month because of the horrible case of my acne, I would add toner and alcohol so just for me to use the remaining pink powder in the bottle and it extended its life to up to another month. I would continue repurchasing this until my war against acne is over. It sting a little on open zits but it works. It dries up and heals after a few days. It just has that medicine smell but it really did not bother me. Some bloggers say that it stained the pillowcases but I really did not experience that despite me lying on my tummy whenever I sleep. If you already have the other products, the pink powder spot is the last step. Compared to other pink powder spot treatment, this is cheaper and yet effective.

USAGE ORDER: Cleanser > Toner > Lotion > Cream > Pink Powder Spot




***Disclaimer: I am not paid by Etude House and I am not sponsored by any way. I purchased them in my own judgment and with my own resources.***

When people are becoming unbecoming


This week, I learned something about myself. I still have to learn a lot of things and I should higher my walls. I am always seeing the good in people and I am so trustworthy but then again, there are people who has changed a lot and all you have to say is “That is sooooo unbecoming…” and I am just now in conflict with how you can still see the good in everyone but protecting myself.
·         Trust only a few people, one to three is good. More than that is risky.
·         Keep on smiling and keep on killing people with nothing but humility and kindness, eventually they may just be guilty on being mean to you or something. I have seen the episode of Charmed entitled Used Karma and it really helped the sisters be saved from demons’ dark plans and what-not because of centuries of good karma. I sort of believe that.
·         Do not complain but call out or ask when you see something is wrong. Do things in a constructive way to avoid conflict.
·         Always be mindful of people around you.

·         Do your best, one may never be perfect but one can always be better. 

Hawaiian outfit... patterns on patterns

We were asked to dress-up at the office for the Luau Party. I decided to wear a floral cropped top and floral jogger pants. Patterns on patterns was a no-no before but when you think about it, that’s not really the case, it’s up to how you wear it and the colors should complement each other. So in this ensemble, as you can see, the top is light and the bottom is dark. I paired it with my blue heels and blue button down cotton shirt. (Seriously, it was still an office environment; you really do not expect me to wear just that.) With the floral pattern, patterns have to be of different sizes so that you can balance them. With my top, since I am already wearing a light color which makes things bigger than they actually are, the patterns on my top are smaller compared to my pants, the patterns are bigger. See how it harmonizes the whole outfit.


Sabado, Oktubre 3, 2015

My first week of dieting


If you have been following my life, you know that I have been trying to be 105 lbs, which is my weight right before college. I wanted to prove that your work does not define your health/weight, it's your lifestyle, if you choose to be healthy then you will find a way. Anyway, I have given to temptation over the past few weeks and now, I am back to 130 lbs (Thank God, I am able to say it, nareach ko na ang acceptance). I really wanted to be 105 lbs by 2016. So I am back to running and unfortunately this week, I am only able to run thrice but I am able to eliminate rice in most of my meals. I will be weighing in this week and hopefully, I have lost a pound or two. I really wish to share my diet but in all honesty, I cannot remember them but here's what I did, I eat peanuts when I wanted to eat sweets, I eliminate rice in most of my meals except for the meal before I go to work, I included more veggies and fruit. I ate mostly lean meat but at one time, I had grilled pork and I enjoyed the fatty part of it and I am not ashamed to say it. Do not deprive yourself, if you feel that you worked hard enough with your diet, have a cheat meal, yes a cheat meal and not a cheat day. Actually, in a week, I allow myself to have 3 cheat meals, so maybe that's where people get the concept of cheat day because you have 3 meals in a day but I suggest that you do what I do, 3 cheat meals in a week and do not do them all in one day because when you do a cheat day, you tend to binge eat and lose the essence of your hard work in the last 6 days. Plus, when people do a cheat day, they tend to cheat not just on the meals but also on the snacks for that one whole day. For this week, I have decided to include 2 cheat meals, the one with the grilled pork and then I am eating out later. My go-to lean meat for this week was beef so if a certain type meat is not available in our fridge, I asked one of the beef burgers to be included in my meal.








    

Monea Power Dose Review


I read a few things about the Monea Power Dose so I decided to try it because it was not that costly and so far I have been using this once a week, along with other treatments for my dried (due to bleaching), other treatments that I used is Hair Keratin Treatment from Hortaleza and recently, I started using the Silk Scarf Hair Treatment from Etude House.  I was able to find the Monea Power Dose at Watsons in Festival Mall Alabang.  

It was easy to use, after shampoo and conditioner, I used the Monea Power Dose and waited for 10 minutes before rinsing.

This is my usual hair after the regular shampoo-conditioner ritual.




This is my hair after I used the Monea Power Dose, I took this picture after making sure that my hair is air-dried. I also like how light and manageable my hair becomes after I used this product. My hair does not have that straw-like texture. It feels like the life was resuscitated back to my hair. I will continue using it unless other hair treatments prove to be much better and more cost-efficient.   









Chosen outfit for the week


I know it was a rainy week, well, it has been here in Alabang. I still decided to wear this outfit last Monday to work. Still in the spirit of copying those, from weekend to work outfits, (comfortable and functional that can switch from work to something casual, something that is very helpful for ladies who commute and still want to dress up), I decided to wear my peach V-neck shirt and the floral pencil skirt with see-through cutout.

Do not forget to laugh


We all deal with pain and loss differently. I think it is important to express the pain that you feel so that you can easily pass by it but sometimes, they are not easy to go away but as long as you try to feel better and you do not lose the capability to be happy, I believe, everything will be alright. Do not let anyone tell you how to feel, just feel but make sure that the way that you deal with things is healthy.